Posted 2 months ago

Python Software Engineer- Commodities Trading Firm

Full time
Dubai, AE
Middle
Salary Range: To be discussed
Full Job Description
Summary
Engineer needed for Dubai firm to trade European power/gas markets, develop models in Julia/Python, deploy to the cloud, and automate trading lifecycle. Requires 2+ years experience.
Description

Venture Search is working with a commodities proprietary trading firm based in Dubai, that is looking for an engineer to join their futures trading desk. You will be part of the team trading European power and gas markets and will work closely with researchers and traders helping them develop models, tools, and analytics solutions.

A large part of your day-to-day work will be helping analysts take their models to production, and deploy them to the cloud, improving their scalability and performance. You will build and maintain tools to analyse model results, monitor them, and make trading decisions.

You will be involved in automating as much as possible of the whole trade lifecycle (analysis, trading decision, execution, position monitoring, performance review).

On the modelling side, our client uses Julia and Python. On the backend, they use Golang/C#. Our client strongly believes in using the best tools for the job and is open to changing/using new technologies if they allow them to achieve better results.

Requirements
2+ years of working experience, preferably in commodity markets
Strong programming skills (Python, SQL, NoSQL and one of GoLang/C#/C++)
Focus on performance and reliability
Ability to multi-task, and prioritize multiple projects effectively
Detail-oriented and can work independently

Good to have
Experience in deploying models to the cloud and optimizing their performance
Experience developing UIs to analyze and monitor model/strategy performance
Experience with Julia programming language (they use it heavily but it is ok to learn it on the job)

Interested?